Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his company’s cars would never be used for spying in China, in response to reports that the country’s military has banned the vehicles over such concerns.”There’s a very strong incentive for us to be very confidential with any information,” the billionaire said Saturday at the China Development Forum, an annual conference organized by a unit of the government’s State Council.
“If Tesla used cars to spy in China or anywhere, we will get shut down.”Just hours before he spoke, Reuters and Bloomberg reported that China’s military had banned Tesla vehicles from entering its complexes, expressing concerns over cameras equipped onboard.Additionally,
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the government was restricting “military staff and employees of key state-owned companies” from driving the US automaker’s cars, “citing concerns that data the cars gather could be a source of national security leaks.”The outlets citedanonymous sources. Tesla did not immediately respond Monday to requests for comment from CNN Business.China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in response to questions from CNN Business that it was not aware of the specifics of the Tesla case.
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